CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Hi, Albert!  

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

Happy Saturday, all!  

And you, bro!

[Marty]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

@Albert1434

Here's another of my absolute favorites... my first slow dance was to this song...

 

I started university in 1966. When that song first came out in 1967 it was added to the jukebox in the bar in the Students Union building. It quickly became a favourite with the students and, when I left university in 1971 it was still on the jukebox and played at least once every night I was in the bar (often enough I would be the one to put it on).

It was one of only two songs that stayed on the union bar jukebox during the time I was there. The other one was Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit (also released in 1967).

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[Marty]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

Time for bed 

Big for everyone... Sunday is on its way

Seep (oops!) Sleep well, B!

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[Albert1434]

I made for Breakfast

A Diabetic Southwest Breakfast Quiche

[Marty]

20 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I made for Breakfast

A Diabetic Southwest Breakfast Quiche

I made porridge, with a few prunes and blueberries (plus a small dash of honey).

[Marty]

Four years ago this weekend (Sunday, 9th April, 2017 to be precise) I attended the County Longford Ploughing Championships here in Ireland (about 80km/50miles from my home).

Whilst much of the ploughing was done using large tractors, I was more interested in the horse ploughing. There were even a few ploughs being pulled by donkeys (asses), and a few individuals using loys (foot ploughs) which were operated solely by a human being).

Here's a short video I took showing one man whose two horses responded entirely to his voice (and the reins), without him ever once having to go forward and lead them by their bridles (I'm sure Gary will correct me if I'm using the wrong term there). There were several dozen horse ploughs on the day, but this was the only ploughman who was able to completely control the horses from behind. You may notice towards the end of the clip two different ploughmen who had to go forward and lead the horses to get them to turn around at the end of the furrow...

 

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[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Four years ago this weekend (Sunday, 9th April, 2017 to be precise) I attended the County Longford Ploughing Championships here in Ireland (about 80km/50miles from my home).

Whilst much of the ploughing was done using large tractors, I was more interested in the horse ploughing. There were even a few ploughs being pulled by donkeys (asses), and a few individuals using loys (foot ploughs) which were operated solely by a human being).

Here's a short video I took showing one man whose two horses responded entirely to his voice (and the reins), without him ever once having to go forward and lead them by their bridles (I'm sure Gary will correct me if I'm using the wrong term there). There were several dozen horse ploughs on the day, but this was the only ploughman who was able to completely control the horses from behind. You may notice towards the end of the clip two different ploughmen who had to go forward and lead the horses to get them to turn around at the end of the furrow...

 

My uncle used a one horse plow every year to turn his huge garden. That horse had no trouble, but he was huge, and I never once saw my uncle have to go to the front of him. We kids followed behind and picked up rocks from the furrows. The hardest part was walking them over to the piles on the edge of the field. I do remember hearing that he used to have two plow horses at one time. 

He used to alternate growing between two fields( so the horse wasn't plowing fresh turf)... planting one one year and one the next, and they always had lots of vegetables throughout the year... the had huge wooden bins for root vegetables like potatoes, carrots, turnip, beets, and onions in their farmhouse basement. It has two wide folding doors on the outside with a ramp down into the basement. 

My aunt used to can and bottle every year. Her pickled beets were amazing. They also had two huge chest freezers... with seven kids, they had to have enough food. They also churned their own butter, and many times I took my turn on the churn (we lived across the road in a little house). Oh, and they made their own tice cream.   

[dughlas]

6 hours ago, Headstall said:

One more... no studio... no edits... no auto-tune... just pure talent. Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers singing Unchained Melody. In all my years, I've never heard anyone sing better...

 

His voice and this song bring tears to my eyes ...

Thanks for sharing this.

[Albert1434]

Aloha Dughlas hope your well today

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Four years ago this weekend (Sunday, 9th April, 2017 to be precise) I attended the County Longford Ploughing Championships here in Ireland (about 80km/50miles from my home).

Whilst much of the ploughing was done using large tractors, I was more interested in the horse ploughing. There were even a few ploughs being pulled by donkeys (asses), and a few individuals using loys (foot ploughs) which were operated solely by a human being).

Here's a short video I took showing one man whose two horses responded entirely to his voice (and the reins), without him ever once having to go forward and lead them by their bridles (I'm sure Gary will correct me if I'm using the wrong term there). There were several dozen horse ploughs on the day, but this was the only ploughman who was able to completely control the horses from behind. You may notice towards the end of the clip two different ploughmen who had to go forward and lead the horses to get them to turn around at the end of the furrow...

 

I have the great good fortune to have grown up in South Central PA, Lancaster County to be specific, home to the oldest and largest contingent of Amish and Old Order Mennonite in the US. To this day it is not unusal for me to see teams of five or six horses abreast at work ploughing the fields in Spring or again in Autumn harvesting. The largest team I remember was a team of eight, in two rows of four abreast. I don't recall ever seeing a driver need to go to the front of the team to direct them. When I was a young lad my paternal grandfather grew tobacco. The tobbaco planter was horse drawn by a team of two belonging to a neighboring Amishman. I often held a pail of cool water up for each horse to drink while the water tank on the planter was refilled. When my father was a boy my grandfather farmed with horses.

[Headstall]

38 minutes ago, dughlas said:

His voice and this song bring tears to my eyes ...

Thanks for sharing this.

You're welcome, bro.   It's a go-to song for me.

[Marty]

28 minutes ago, dughlas said:

When my father was a boy my grandfather farmed with horses.

As did my paternal grandfather when my father was a boy. I never met him, however.

I do remember my maternal grandfather had a horse and cart for his greengrocery business, and one of his sons had a horse and cart, as well - although he was a 'rag and bone' man (think Steptoe and Son, if that British sitcom TV program made it across the Pond).

[Headstall]

Great talk with my youngest and his girlfriend. They talked about how much they appreciated having their apartment, and are thankful for what I've done for them. That's all dad needs.  

[Page Scrawler]

17 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Great talk with my youngest and his girlfriend.

Hey, Gary. 

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Gary. 

Hey, Page.  

[Bucket1]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Great talk with my youngest and his girlfriend.

it must be good to have them so close

[Bucket1]

Wet and windy here. Two cyclones did a dance and merged and are now going to cross the coast quite a bit further south than they normally do.

[Headstall]

52 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

it must be good to have them so close

It is, B. My son just found out today the entire staff has been laid off until the lockdown is over, but he is so relaxed about it. I think it's because he's back home, and he knows his dad has his back.  

[Marty]

Happy Sunday, everyone!

Another bright, but cold, day here. Once again there's a possibility of some rain later in the day, but hopefully it won't be a lot. I finished turning the ground for this year's peas and beans in the vegetable garden yesterday, and made a start on the area where I plan to grow my root crops (onions, carrots, parsnips, beets, etc). I'll hopefully get that finished today, or at least the bulk of it. Then it will just be the brassica area that needs preparing.  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Happy Sunday, everyone!

Another bright, but cold, day here. Once again there's a possibility of some rain later in the day, but hopefully it won't be a lot. I finished turning the ground for this year's peas and beans in the vegetable garden yesterday, and made a start on the area where I plan to grow my root crops (onions, carrots, parsnips, beets, etc). I'll hopefully get that finished today, or at least the bulk of it. Then it will just be the brassica area that needs preparing.  

Hey, bro. It's raining, it's pouring and the old man ain't snoring... I'm listening to the rain through my open windows. Have an awesome day!  

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Headstall said:

Hey, bro. It's raining, it's pouring and the old man ain't snoring... I'm listening to the rain through my open windows. Have an awesome day!  

Enjoy the rain, bro!

Hopefully Albert won't get jealous of all our rain.  

(Actually, it's still dry here.)

[Marty]

 

[Headstall]

Happy Sunday, all!   Just turned the TV off. I can't handle the hypocrisy of people who hold power and only care about keeping it. Cheers!